🕳️ Released Phantom Node 07: Adolf Hitler. Germany. Absence
- Foundation date
13 July 2025
🕳️ Released Phantom Node 07: Adolf Hitler. Absence
No body. No grave. No mausoleum.
Only a shadow in collective memory — one no one dares to touch.
And an empty space — silent absence that speaks louder than presence.
Node Type: Political Phantom
State: Forbidden image, name as taboo
Form of Retention: Trauma + Fear of Repetition
Visual Motif: Empty silhouette on the wall. No portrait, no figure.
What remains: Collective taboo and responsibility
Essence of the Node
What held it in place?
— Ideology as virus
— Propaganda that erased empathy
— A cruel illusion of greatness
His regime left ashes behind.
And the fear of repetition became the strongest shield.
How did he become a phantom?
— When the image vanished, but memory remained
— When his name was forbidden, but the scar still hurt
— When humanity remembered, but never glorified
Why is the phantom still alive?
— Because scapegoats are still sought
— Because the cult of power still tempts
— Because simplified answers still seduce
State of the Phantom
The phantom is not glorified.
Not mentioned publicly.
It fades like a scar that must not be scratched.
This is not forgetfulness.
This is deliberate non-usage.
And that is the strongest response.
Collective Reaction
We do not build cults on his name.
We do not display him.
We do not nourish phantoms fed by pain.
We leave the wall blank.
Core Principle
Absence is also an action.
Silence is also memory.
Sometimes, silence is stronger than a scream.
After the Regime
We do not glorify. We do not repeat.
We remember. So that it never happens again.
Alt-text:
A graphite drawing on textured paper. An aged wall shows a rectangular silhouette — the place where a portrait once hung. The background is darker; the rectangle is slightly brighter, as if scrubbed clean. No figure, no frame. Only the presence of absence.
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Anna Pivtorak Kostiuk
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13.07.2025
